June 23, 2009 Plate Match Report

 

23 Guns Entered - Match won by James Austin

 

     Jr. Division - 1 shooter entered - Wolfgang Seagraves unopposed

     Young Bucks & Does Division - 13 guns entered - Class won by Lee Lewis

     Senior Division - 4 guns entered - Class won by Mark Wuesthoff

     Super Senior Division - 5 guns entered - Class won by Hal Hansen

 

          Good evening sports fans, and welcome to another Tuesday evening plate match at Gig Harbor Sportsman's Club.

It was an overcast, warm, if somewhat muggy 70degrees at gametime, and 23 guns came out to make the most of it.

First the important stuff.  Many thanks to our setup crew tonight, comprised of OJ Kimura, Mathew & Wolfgang Seagraves, and Rob Potter. Reba was absent tonight, said to be at home thumbing through a new Nighthawk Custom Guns Catalog.  In her place, many thanks to James Austin who stepped in and ran the scoreboard, the pairings, and the microphone.  If you had had Reba's voice James, and if we hadn't looked, we couldn't have told the difference.  And of course, as usual, many thanks to Rob for running the line and being our Line Judge tonight.

     With all this good help, we were set up and ready to rock well ahead of schedule. We shot 5 rounds plus a "Sudden Death" stage, and finished and had the stage taken down and put away by shortly after 8pm.  Well done, and thanks to everyone who contributed to the matche's success tonight.

      For a recap of the finals, we join the action in progress well into the sudden death finale.  The shooters still contending at this point are James Austin, Lee Lewis, Mark Wuesthoff, Rob Potter, Loren DeShon, Mathew Seagraves and Hal Hansen.  We can cut that number by one pretty quickly as James shows Hal the exits in a fast duel, fast for James anyway.  Hal leaves with the Super Senior Class victory tonight.  Then Loren and Mathew duel with Loren winning, exit Mathew Seagraves.  Mark W. and Lee duel with Lee winning, followed by Lee pairing off against Rob Potter with Lee Lewis winning.  Exit Rob Potter.  Lee and Mark Wuesthoff duel with Lee winning another fast one, exit Mark, our Senior Class winner tonight.  James and Lee give a preview of things to come with a fast duel won by Lee.  James and Loren duel, with James winning.  Then Loren and Lee pair off for a duel, won by Lee. Exit Loren DeShon.  A lot of people have had that problem with Lee tonight, Loren.  

     We are now down to 2 shooters:  James Austin with 3 numbers, and Lee Lewis with 5 numbers on the board.

James and Lee square off for a duel, and now it's James with his 3 numbers still, and Lee is down to 4.  In the next duel James keeps his 3 numbers and Lee is now even, also with 3.  In the next duel, James gets there first again, and now it's James with nis 3 numbers to Lee's 2. The next sting is virtually a replay of the last.  James 3, Lee at 1. Shooters Load and Make Ready!!  Shooters Ready?  Stand By!!  At the horn the guns blaze, the plates fall, and folks, WE Have A Winner.  James Austin, in a pressure cooker designed for him, comes from behind to win the string, the Match and the accompanying ribbon, plus bragging rights for another week.  Exit Lee Lewis, our Young Bucks and Does Class winner tonight.  

     OK folks, see you all right here next week.  George Flaherty is on his way to Alaska where there was an earthquake measuring in the middle 5s today, so I'm sure we'll get some stories firsthand when George returns ina few weeks.  George must have been thinking of the plate match tonight enroute to Alaska, and Anchorage just got his "VIBES!!"  

      We'll see you at the plate practices at 5pm Monday evenings, and then right here Tuesday evenings at 6pm.  Don't forget Chuck Nicodemus' Clays Matches on Sundays at 4pm.  Almost all the competition one could ask for.  ALMOST!!

 

Hal